SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS

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1 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 17, :00 A.M. Note: Members of the Board of Supervisors may have an interest in certain contracts that the Board considers where the member holds a position on a non-profit corporation that supports the functions of the County. Supervisors are assigned to these positions as part of annual committee assignments by the Chairman of the Board. These interests include, with the Supervisor holding the position, the following: California State Association of Counties (Supervisors Perez and Gleason); Community Action Partnership of Kern (Supervisor Maggard); Kern County Network for Children (Supervisor Gleason); Kern Economic Development Corporation (Supervisors Maggard, Scrivner, and Perez); Southern California Water Committee (Supervisors Couch and Maggard); and Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County (Supervisors Couch and Perez). BOARD RECONVENED Supervisors: Gleason, Scrivner, Maggard, Couch, Perez ROLL CALL: All Present SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Mike Sterner, Veterans Service Representative, Veterans Service Department, and U.S. Air Force veteran NOTE: Chairman Couch requested that the victims in the attacks on Paris, France, be remembered during the moment of silence NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, Gleason- Perez denotes Supervisor Gleason made the motion and Supervisor Perez seconded the motion CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: ALL ITEMS LISTED WITH A "CA" OR "C" WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION. BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS 1) Resolution honoring Kelly Tritch, Veterans Service Department, upon her retirement with 36 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern - ADOPTED RESOLUTION; MADE PRESENTATION TO KELLY TRITCH; DICK TAYLOR, DIRECTOR, VETERANS' SERVICE DEPARTMENT; TOM PASEK, PRESIDENT, BAKERSFIELD NATIONAL CEMETERY SUPPORT COMMITTEE, AND KELLY TRITCH, HEARD Maggard-Gleason: All Ayes CA-2) Resolution honoring Sergeant Scott Lopez, Sheriff s Office, upon his retirement with 25 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern - ADOPTED RESOLUTION CA-3) Resolution honoring Evidence Technician Jeffrey Slayton, Sheriff s Office, upon his retirement with 27 years of dedicated service to the County of Kern - ADOPTED RESOLUTION

2 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 2 PUBLIC REQUESTS 4) Request of Adam Cohen to address the Board regarding high-speed rail - HEARD PRESENTATION BY ADAM COHEN; MICHAEL TURNIPSEED, KERN COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, HEARD APPOINTMENTS CA-5) Appointment of Jeannine Giuffre, replacing Karla Nelson, as At-large Member to the Tehachapi Resource Conservation District, term to expire November 30, MADE APPOINTMENT PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 6) This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Board at a later meeting. Also, the Board may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU! COUNTY EMPLOYEES VERONICA VASQUEZ, WAYNE CALDWELL, JUAN CONTRERAS AND FRANCISCO MARTINEZ, AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU) LOCAL 521 STAFF MEMBER ARTHUR VALDIVIA HEARD CONCERNING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS; SUPERVISORS MAGGARD, PEREZ, SCRIVNER AND COUCH, HEARD; COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER JOHN NILON AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS OFFICER DEVIN BROWN RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS BY BOARD MEMBERS; REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO BRING BACK A PRESENTATION ON WHAT IMPACT THE GAS TAX REDUCTION WILL HAVE ON ROADS FUNDING AND MAINTENANCE Scrivner-Gleason: All Ayes BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS 7) On their own initiative, Board members may make an announcement or a report on their own activities. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Sec [a][2]) SUPERVISOR MAGGARD CONGRATULATED SUPERVISOR PEREZ ON HER APPOINTMENT AS CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, WHICH ALLOCATES PROPOSITION 47 FUNDING TO COUNTIES; SUPERVISOR PEREZ HEARD SUPERVISOR PEREZ MADE A REFERRAL TO SHERIFF, GENERAL SERVICES AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO BRING BACK A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER Perez-Maggard: All Ayes CHAIRMAN COUCH ANNOUNCED THE KICK-OFF OF THE 2015 KERN COUNTY CARES CANNED FOOD DRIVE TO BENEFIT THE GOLDEN EMPIRE GLEANERS AND THAT DENA MURPHY, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WILL CHAIR THE CAMPAIGN; JIM WHEELER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GOLDEN EMPIRE GLEANERS, HEARD (Continued to Page 3)

3 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 3 (Continued from Page 2) CHAIRMAN COUCH HEARD REGARDING EFFORTS BY ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE EUTHANASIA RATES; NICK CULLEN, DIRECTOR, ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HEARD; REFERRED TO ANIMAL SERVICES TO BRING BACK RECOMMENDATIONS ON SETTING AND ATTAINING THE GOAL TO BECOME A "NO KILL" ANIMAL SHELTER Gleason-Scrivner: All Ayes DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS AGING AND ADULT SERVICES CA-8) Request to employ retired County employee, Patricia Brady, as an Office Services Technician, Step B, for the period expiring June 30, 2016, or 960 hours, whichever occurs first, effective November 17, 2015 (Fiscal Impact: $18,657; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED CA-9) Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with California Department of Aging for Title III and VII programs to increase program funding in the amount of $80,559; appropriation of unanticipated revenue in the amount of $80,559, and proposed approval of mid-year capital asset acquisition of two vehicles for the Senior Nutrition Program, in the amount of $41,237 (Fiscal Impact: $80,559 Federal; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT ; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS; AUTHORIZED DIRECTOR OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SIGN ALL RELATED STATE TRANSMITTAL AND BUDGETARY DOCUMENTS ANIMAL SERVICES CA-10) Proposed Agreement with Betty Elaine Fleeman, DVM, for veterinary services from November 17, 2015 through November 16, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $31,500 (Fiscal Impact: $31,500 [FY $19,000]; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT AUDITOR-CONTROLLER-COUNTY CLERK CA-11) Certification of the results of the Consolidated Districts Election held on November 3, 2015 (Fiscal Impact: None) - DECLARED THE RESULTS OFFICIAL AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY CLERK, PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION CA-12) Certification of Appointments for the Uniform District Election Law (UDEL) Landowner Districts Election held on November 3, 2015 (Fiscal Impact: None) - MADE APPOINTMENTS

4 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 4 CA-13) Certification of Appointments for the Uniform District Election Law (UDEL) Special Districts Election held on November 3, 2015 (Fiscal Impact: None) - MADE APPOINTMENTS COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 14) Response to November 10, 2015 request from Supervisor Maggard to provide status report on the Library community meetings (Fiscal Impact: None) - RACHEL GLAUSER, BETTER LIBRARIES FOR KERN COUNTY; JOHN SCOTT; AND MANDY WALTERS, ADVOCATES FOR LIBRARY ENHANCEMENT, HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED Maggard-Perez: All Ayes COUNTY COUNSEL 15) Hearing regarding proposed Resolution approving Kern County Water Agency Zones of Benefit for Fiscal Year (Zone Nos. 7-17, 17-17, 18-17, and 19-17) and providing for assessments to be levied thereon (Fiscal Impact: None) - DENNIS FOX HEARD; CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 AT 9:00 A.M. Gleason-Perez: All Ayes CA-16) Proposed Ordinance adding subsection (52) to Section of the Kern County Ordinance Code establishing a disabled persons parking zone along the south side of Fairview Road beginning 100 feet west of the west gutter flow line on Garber Way, then west for a distance of 22 feet, Bakersfield (Fiscal Impact: None) - WAIVED READING; INTRODUCED ORDINANCE EMPLOYERS TRAINING RESOURCE 17) Proposed dissolution of Board of Supervisors appointed Youth Council and establishment of standing Youth Committee appointed by the Workforce Development Board due to reauthorization legislation under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED Perez-Scrivner: All Ayes CA-18) Proposed Agreement with AEM Enterprises for occupational job training through the Business Training Academy from November 17, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 (Fiscal Impact: $5,000; Federal Grant; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT CA-19) Proposed termination of local emergency declared on October 24, 2015, and ratified on October 27, 2015, due to severe weather event (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; ADOPTED RESOLUTION

5 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 5 CA-20) Request approval to establish mid-year capital asset account and sole source procurement of one cardiac monitor/defibrillator from Zoll Medical Corporation in the amount of $39,000 (Fiscal Impact: $39,000; Fire Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER CA-21) Request to appropriate unanticipated revenue in the amount of $307,876 from Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), establish capital asset accounts for the purchase of various emergency equipment and authorize transfer of capital assets (Fiscal Impact: $307,876 Emergency Management Performance Grant; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS 22) Request to reduce appropriations for unrealized revenues from SAFER grant; request to cancel designations and appropriate unanticipated revenue from fire cost reimbursements, in an amount not to exceed $4,800,000 (Fiscal Impact: $4,800,000 Revenue Reduction; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS; REFERRED TO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS ON WHY THE SAFER GRANT APPLICATION WAS NOT AWARDED Gleason-Perez: All Ayes KERN MEDICAL CENTER CA-23) CA-24) Proposed Amendment No. 6 to Agreement with Weatherby Locums, Inc., an independent contractor, for temporary physician staffing services, extending the term for one year from March 28, 2016 through March 27, 2017, and increasing the maximum payable by $500,000, from $2,250,000 to $2,750,000, to cover the extended term (Fiscal Impact: $500,000 [FY $310,959]; KMC Enterprise Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT Proposed Agreement with Fakhruddin Hasta, M.D., a contract employee, for professional medical services in the Department of Medicine from November 28, 2015 through November 27, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $700,000, plus applicable benefits (Fiscal Impact: $858,012 [FY $253,878]; KMC Enterprise Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT CA-25) Proposed retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with Tung Thanh Trang, M.D., a contract employee, for professional medical and administrative services in the Department of Surgery, extending the term for one year from November 13, 2015 through November 12, 2016, and increasing the maximum payable by $540,666, from $1,622,000 to $2,162,666, plus applicable benefits, to cover the extended term (Fiscal Impact: $592,482 [FY $374,968]; KMC Enterprise Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT

6 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 6 CA-26) Proposed retroactive Agreement with Kern Emergency Physicians, an independent contractor, for assistance with professional fee billing from June 1, 2012 through March 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $712,500 (Fiscal Impact: $712,500 [FY $87,500]; KMC Enterprise Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT CA-27) Request to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop a Master Plan for Kern Medical Center (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF KERN MEDICAL CENTER TO DISTRIBUTE CA-28) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to sole source Agreement with Quorum Health Services, LLC, an independent contractor, for IT consulting services, adding services of an Interim Chief Information Officer, extending the term from December 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and increasing the maximum payable by $534,000, from $63,000 to $597,000, to cover the additional services and extended term (Fiscal Impact: $534,000; KMC Enterprise Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 29) Proposed Agreement to employ retired County employee Carolyn Buck Boles as a Contract Employee to provide special projects consultation services from November 17, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $48,120 or 960 hours, whichever occurs first (Fiscal Impact: $48,120; Realignment; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT Scrivner-Gleason: All Ayes PROBATION 30) Proposed deletion of eight Deputy Probation Officers and one Fiscal Support Assistant positions and addition of eight Probation Program Specialists, one Probation Program Supervisor, one Technology Services Manager and one Fiscal Support Technician positions, effective November 17, 2015, and proposed deletion of one Technology Services Supervisor position, effective January 9, 2016, in Budget Unit 2340 (Fiscal Impact: $81,713 Annual Savings [FY $40,856 Savings]; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; REFERRED TO HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION TO AMEND DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS AND SALARY SCHEDULE Perez-Scrivner: All Ayes PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES - Emergency Medical Services Division 31) Presentation on implementation of PulsePoint Respond program (Fiscal Impact: None) - HEARD PRESENTATION; RECEIVED AND FILED Maggard-Gleason: All Ayes

7 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 7 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES - Environmental Health Division CA-32) Request to correct capital asset accounts established for the purchase of emergency response vehicles approved on October 27, 2015 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PROCESS THE SPECIFIED BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS SHERIFF CA-33) Update on emergency replacement of programmable logic controller and all components in the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility C Pod (Fiscal Impact: None) - RECEIVED AND FILED CA-34) CA-35) CA-36) CA-37) CA-38) Proposed Agreement with Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education for its Department of Criminal Justice for the purpose of participating in a study entitled Drug Market Interdiction in the California Central Valley from November 17, 2015 through December 31, 2016 (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT Proposed Agreement with Intergraph Corporation for software maintenance, containing non-standard terms and conditions, from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $5,883 (Fiscal Impact: $5,883; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT Proposed retroactive Agreement with PeopleFacts Employment Screening Services for credit checking services, containing non-standard terms and conditions, effective November 1, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $6,000 (Fiscal Impact: $6,000; Budgeted; Mandated) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED SHERIFF TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Equitable Sharing Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of the Treasury to correct an expenditure category on the Annual Certification Report for FY (Fiscal Impact: None) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT Proposed retroactive Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with the County of Los Angeles for intrastate transportation of prisoners to increase amount of allowable mileage and meal charges (Fiscal Impact: $6,000; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT CA-39) Request to increase sole source purchase order with Air Technology Engines, Inc., for repair and maintenance of a Bell helicopter engine by $257,696 to a new total amount not to exceed $275,757 (Fiscal Impact: $257,696; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO INCREASE PURCHASE ORDER

8 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 8 CA-40) Request to increase sole source purchase order with Eagle Creek Aviation Services, Inc., for repair and maintenance of the Twin Commander Aircraft by $30,598 to a new total amount not to exceed $77,311 (Fiscal Impact: $30,598; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO INCREASE PURCHASE ORDER CA-41) Request for approval of confirming order for Taser cartridges from Taser International in an amount not to exceed $35,583 (Fiscal Impact: $35,583; Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED AUDITOR- CONTROLLER TO MAKE PAYMENT TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR CA-42) Proposed Amendment No. 3 to Agreement with Govolution, LLC for specialized computer programming and technical development to add ongoing maintenance and support for the Itemage cashiering system and termination of Agreement (Fiscal Impact: Estimated $75,000 Total Annual Savings; Not Budgeted; Discretionary) - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION Perez CLOSED SESSION (If public reporting is required by Government Code Section relating to the following matter(s), the public reporting of any action taken in closed session will be made at the beginning of the next session of the Board of Supervisors.) COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 43) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Title: Kern Medical Center Chief Executive Officer (Government Code Section 54957) - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 44) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Titles: Director of Aging and Adult Services; Agricultural Commissioner and County Sealer; Director of Airports; Director of Animal Services; Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; County Administrative Officer; County Counsel; Fire Chief; Director of Human Services; Director of Libraries; Director of Mental Health Services; Director of Parks and Recreation; Director of Planning and Community Development; Public Defender; Director of Public Health Services; Director of Public Works; County Veterans Service Officer (Government Code Section 54957) - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 45) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Agency designated representatives: County Administrative Officer, John Nilon, and designated staff - Employee organization: Service Employees International Union, Local 521 (Government Code Section ) - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN

9 Summary of Proceedings AM Page 9 46) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Agency designated representatives: Employee Relations Officer Devin Brown, and designated staff - Employee organizations: Committee of Interns and Residents - SEIU; Service Employees International Union - Criminal Justice Unit; Kern Law Enforcement Association; Kern County Fire Fighters Union; Kern County Detention Officers Association; Kern County Probation Managers Association; Kern County Probation Officers Association; Kern County Sheriff s Command Association; Kern County Sheriff s Command Association II; Service Employees International Union Local 521; Kern County Prosecutors Association; Unrepresented Employees (Government Code Section ) - SEE RESULTS AT BEGINNING OF THE 2:00 P.M. SESSION COUNTY COUNSEL 47) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section (d)(2)(e)(1)) Number of cases: Two (2) Significant exposure to litigation in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors on the advice of legal counsel, based on: Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the County but which the County believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts and circumstances need not be disclosed - NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN 48) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section (d)(1)) David Hook v. County of Kern, Kern County Superior Court Case Number: S-1500-CV NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN RECONVENED FROM CLOSED SESSION; RECESSED TO 2:00 P.M. Maggard-Scrivner /s/ Kathleen Krause Clerk of the Board /s/ David Couch Chairman, Board of Supervisors